On 1 January 2017 Barberêche, Villarepos and Wallenried merged into the extant municipality of Courtepin.

[5] Before the merger Courtepin had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 4.08 square kilometers (1.58 sq mi).

Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 1 ha (2.5 acres) and is now about 1.24% of the total area.

Rivers and lakes cover 4 ha (9.9 acres) in the municipality.

Quartier Neuf developed around the Fribourg-Murten/Morat railway train station, when it was built in 1898.

[12] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,035 or 63.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (298 or 18.3%) and Portuguese is the third (160 or 9.8%).

The area around Petit and Grand-Vivy is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[12] There were 888 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.6% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 1,707.

[12] From the 2000 census[update], 1,170 or 72.0% were Roman Catholic, while 216 or 13.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is August during which time Courtepin receives an average of 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.5, but with only 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 66 mm (2.6 in) of precipitation over 10.8 days.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school in which the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The upper Secondary school is divided into collège (university preparatory) and vocational programmes.

After they finish the upper Secondary programme, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.

[23] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 418 students attending 24 classes in Courtepin.